edustaja

== Finnish == === Etymology === edustaa (“to represent”) +‎ -ja (“-er”). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈedustɑjɑ/, [ˈe̞dus̠ˌtɑ̝jɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑjɑ Syllabification(key): e‧dus‧ta‧ja Hyphenation(key): edus‧ta‧ja === Noun === edustaja representative spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) deputy, delegate, proxy, substitute, surrogate proponent, exponent, advocate, upholder, believer ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (deputy, delegate, proxy etc.): valtuutettu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== edustaa === Further reading === “edustaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023